# Accident 19850324010769A: Cessna 195B, Bay City, TX, March 24, 1985

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 24, 1985, 12:00 local time
- Place: Bay City, TX
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 28.9704° N, 95.9601° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.9704&lon=-95.9601&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2163C, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2163C-2021-10-30) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 195B (registry code 2073112, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-195b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs R755B series (registry code 35007, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-r755b-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 195B
- Reported engine: JACOBP R755B2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,295 total, 92 in this make and model, 11 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW85LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA160) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850324010769A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST POWER AFTER TAKEOFF. LANDED DOWNWIND ON ROAD, FLIPPED OVER. EXHAUST HEADER SEPARATED MELTING IGNITION WIRES.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW85LA160](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW85LA160), Mar 24, 1985: Cessna 195B (N2163C), Bay City, TX, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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